Jeff Hardy is one of the most popular professional wrestlers of his generation.
Hardy’s deadly stunts will live in the minds of fans for the rest of their lives. He appeared in WWE on three separate runs between 1994 and 2021. He and his brother, Matt, became a beloved tag team and won several championships in their careers. He was ia WWE Champion and World Heavyweight Champion during one of his runs.
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Jeff Hardy makes his way to the ring during the WWE World Cup quarter-final match as part of the World Wrestling Entertainment Crown Jewel Pay-per-view tournament at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on November 2, 2018. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
The highlights of Hardy’s WWE career were cut short due to legal issues and his struggles with addiction. However, the North Carolina high flyer said in an interview with WFAA-TV that he believes he could have been bigger than John Cena.
“The way I lived in my 20s and 30s, if I lived life the way I live now, oh my God, you can’t tell,” he told the station on Tuesday. “I’d probably be bigger than John Cena today. I was born with such a gift to be a professional wrestler. It just felt so natural, like I was completely made for this thing.
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“It’s great that I’m still here, alive and feeling good. Like Matt mentioned, we’re big ice baths, and that’s been crazy beneficial for me mentally and physically. I’m not putting a number on it. I’m going to wrestle mostly until I can’t wrestle anymore.”
The 47-year-old remains one of the biggest performers in the industry. In addition to WWE, he performed for TNA Wrestling, Ring of Honor and All elite wrestling.
The Rock, left, and John Cena, right, mix it up during the WWE Universal Championship match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes during Wrestlemania XL Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on April 7, 2024. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
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The Hardys are the current TNA Wrestling Tag Team Champions. They defeated The System and ABC in a triple-threat full metal mayhem match at Bound for Glory last year.
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